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Huwster
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Budget (including currency): as low as possible

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly fps shooters 

Hey, Im going to build my first PC in the near future but I'm a complete novice when it comes to stuff like this. I've managed to get my hands on a AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor and a RTX 3060 Ti GPU but don't know what grade all the other components will need to be. I want to build my PC as cheaply as possible but want to maximise the CPU and GPU at the same time. I've been looking online at similar builds but they all vary in the price spent on ram and motherboards etc. Also been seeing various amount of fans in different builds so have no idea what sort of cooling system will be sufficient.
Thanks if you took the time to read this or can give me any advice

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Something like this would be good.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor Purchased For $0.00
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard £133.37 @ CCL Computers
Memory Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory £107.30 @ Newegg UK
Storage Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £87.66 @ Senetic
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card Purchased For $0.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case £103.40 @ Alza
Power Supply ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £99.63 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £531.36
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-07 08:21 GMT+0000  

I will recommend an NHu12s (or an NHd15 (maybe)) for your PC build. Quote or @ me @Prodigy_Smit for me to see your replies.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor Purchased For £0.00
Motherboard ASRock B550M Phantom Gaming 4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £86.00 @ More Computers
Memory Patriot Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £64.94 @ CCL Computers
Storage Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £61.05 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Dual Video Card Purchased For £0.00
Case Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case £63.31 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Power Supply SeaSonic Core GC 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply £73.45 @ Ebuyer
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan £5.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan £5.99 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £360.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-07 08:23 GMT+0000  

Also some motherboards need a bios update for the b550 boards. you can ask the seller to bios update it or ask AMd for their bios update kit.

 

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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Motherboard: Just get a cheap B550 or try to get a B450 and borrow a 2nd gen Ryzen chip to do a BIOS update. For the most part, the main difference between motherboards is looks, overclocking support (which shouldn't be a concern on a tight budget, especially for Ryzen), and the amount of I/O. Get something with enough USBs for your use case and you should be fine.

Cooler: Just use the stock cooler. It'll be fine if you aren't overclocking. If you want to upgrade down the road, it would be a good option, but it isn't something necessary at the beginning.

RAM: Get a kit of 3200MHz CL16

PSU: 600w that's relatively high on the PSU tier list

Case: Cheapest one you think looks nice that supports ATX motherboards. You'll (probably) be fine

 

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15 minutes ago, Prodigy_Smit said:

Something like this would be good.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor Purchased For $0.00
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard £133.37 @ CCL Computers
Memory Crucial Ballistix RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory £107.30 @ Newegg UK
Storage Intel 665p 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £87.66 @ Senetic
Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card Purchased For $0.00
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case £103.40 @ Alza
Power Supply ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply £99.63 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £531.36
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-07 08:21 GMT+0000  

Thanks for the response really do appreciate it 

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13 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor Purchased For £0.00
Motherboard ASRock B550M Phantom Gaming 4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard £86.00 @ More Computers
Memory Patriot Viper 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory £64.94 @ CCL Computers
Storage Team MP34 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £61.05 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Dual Video Card Purchased For £0.00
Case Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case £63.31 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Power Supply SeaSonic Core GC 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply £73.45 @ Ebuyer
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan £5.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan £5.99 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £360.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-07 08:23 GMT+0000  

Also some motherboards need a bios update for the b550 boards. you can ask the seller to bios update it or ask AMd for their bios update kit.

 

Thanks for the list, looks a great price. Would you happen to know if any of them retailers listed on PCpartpicker would do the bios update for the b550 if i contacted them about it? Cheers

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12 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Motherboard: Just get a cheap B550 or try to get a B450 and borrow a 2nd gen Ryzen chip to do a BIOS update. For the most part, the main difference between motherboards is looks, overclocking support (which shouldn't be a concern on a tight budget, especially for Ryzen), and the amount of I/O. Get something with enough USBs for your use case and you should be fine.

Cooler: Just use the stock cooler. It'll be fine if you aren't overclocking. If you want to upgrade down the road, it would be a good option, but it isn't something necessary at the beginning.

RAM: Get a kit of 3200MHz CL16

PSU: 600w that's relatively high on the PSU tier list

Case: Cheapest one you think looks nice that supports ATX motherboards. You'll (probably) be fine

 

Thanks for the response, I've got a much better idea of what I need now.

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2 minutes ago, Huwster said:

Would you happen to know if any of them retailers listed on PCpartpicker would do the bios update for the b550 if i contacted them about it?

Oh don't worry about it since the B550-a pro has bios flashback all you need is a USB drive and a computer to copy the bios onto the usb.

I will recommend an NHu12s (or an NHd15 (maybe)) for your PC build. Quote or @ me @Prodigy_Smit for me to see your replies.

PSU Teir List | Howdy! A Windows Hello Alternative 

 

 

Desktop :

i7 8700 | Quadro P4000 8GB |  64gb 2933Mhz cl18 | 500 GB Samsung 960 Pro | 1tb SSD Samsung 850 evo

Laptop :

ASUS G14 | R9 5900hs | RTX 3060 | 16GB 3200Mhz | 1 TB SSD

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Just now, Prodigy_Smit said:

Uhhh one sec that PSU is not great get this one instea

both are tier B.

both have LLC and are DC-DC

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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Just now, SavageNeo said:

both are tier B.

both have LLC and are DC-DC

Oh I thought the Adata was a c teir. Thanks for the info.

I will recommend an NHu12s (or an NHd15 (maybe)) for your PC build. Quote or @ me @Prodigy_Smit for me to see your replies.

PSU Teir List | Howdy! A Windows Hello Alternative 

 

 

Desktop :

i7 8700 | Quadro P4000 8GB |  64gb 2933Mhz cl18 | 500 GB Samsung 960 Pro | 1tb SSD Samsung 850 evo

Laptop :

ASUS G14 | R9 5900hs | RTX 3060 | 16GB 3200Mhz | 1 TB SSD

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1 minute ago, Prodigy_Smit said:

Oh I thought the Adata was a c teir. Thanks for the info.

oh. I thought that you talked about the core GC?

 

the core reacotr is tier A blued unit actually.

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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2 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

oh. I thought that you talked about the core GC?

 

the core reacotr is tier A blued unit actually.

Damn. I removed the second build from the thread.

I will recommend an NHu12s (or an NHd15 (maybe)) for your PC build. Quote or @ me @Prodigy_Smit for me to see your replies.

PSU Teir List | Howdy! A Windows Hello Alternative 

 

 

Desktop :

i7 8700 | Quadro P4000 8GB |  64gb 2933Mhz cl18 | 500 GB Samsung 960 Pro | 1tb SSD Samsung 850 evo

Laptop :

ASUS G14 | R9 5900hs | RTX 3060 | 16GB 3200Mhz | 1 TB SSD

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